Researching Peggy Eaton
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8384 people with the Eaton surname? In that year Eaton was ranked number 486 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peggy means "Form of MARGARET. child of light" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peggy Eaton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peggy Eaton and the Eaton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eaton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Eaton family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Peggy Eaton at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peggy Eaton using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 10953 people with the Eaton surname in the UK? Eaton is now ranked number 530 for popularity in the UK. |
Eaton Family History Databases
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Eaton Forums
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Miscellaneous Eaton Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peggy Eaton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peggy Eaton
Peggy Eaton
Margaret O'Neill (or O'Neale) Timberlake Eaton (December 3, 1799 – November 8, 1879), was the wife of John Henry Eaton, a United States Senator from Tennessee and United States Secretary of War, and a confidant of Andrew Jackson. Their marriage was the cause of a national controversy known as the Petticoat Affair. While better known in history as Peggy, Margaret stated in her autobiography, "I never was called Peggy in all my life. . . . I was ordinarily called by my proper name of Margaret."
Source: Peggy Eaton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Eaton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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